All Minds on Deck? Assessing Distributed Strategic Capacity in Public-Sector Organizations
Networked governance requires public managers to think and act strategically across organizational boundaries.
Research
Helping Schools Survive: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Financial and Educational Support to Private Schools
Private schools provide affordable education in low-income countries. Yet, they often face higher closure rates, leading to disruption for students.
Increasing the Demand for Workers with a Criminal Record
We experimentally test several approaches to increasing the demand for workers with a criminal record on a nationwide staffing platform by addressing potential downside risk and productivity concerns.
Crowding in Private Quality: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Spending in Education
We estimate the equilibrium effects of a public school grant program administered through school councils in Pakistani villages with multiple public and private schools and clearly defined catchment b
The Politics of Prevention: Polarization in How Workplace COVID-19 Safety Practices Shaped the Well-Being of Frontline Service Sector Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically reshaped the labor market, especially for service sector workers.
Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock
Previous research finds that the greater geographic mobility of foreign than native-born workers following economic shocks helps to facilitate local labor market adjustment to shifting regional econom
The Fall and Rise of Immigrant Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This book collects the main papers written by George Borjas on the economics of immigration during a decades-long career.
A Pessimistic View of Public-School Reform
Larry Cuban, a former public-schools superintendent turned urban historian, confesses to hold much the same view.
How Pretrial Incarceration Diminishes Individuals' Employment Prospects
The article explores the ways in which pretrial incarceration affects job retention, job-seeking, and relative confidence or lack of confidence in the ability to succeed in getting a job.
Interaction, Stereotypes, and Performance: Evidence from South Africa
We exploit a policy designed to randomly allocate roommates in a large South African university to investigate whether interracial interaction affects stereotypes, attitudes and performance.
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